Hip-Hop (And Other Things)

Reading Shea’s book are like just hanging out with an old friend who is passionate about the subject you’re discussing and also has a great sense of humor.......more

Shea has a brilliant and funny way of expressive his love for a subject. Hip Hop (And Other Things) is his own unique way talking about how culture and history (and sometimes unrelated diatribes) of rap is not only important, and, for mostly everyone, personal. While I did enjoy this and will always......more

So good. I love Shea Serrano. My level of respect for Missy, Lauryn Hill, and Cardi went up a few notches after reading this. Watch the 1996 Fugees clip from The Apollo where they perform How Many Mics? Goose bumps. Some clips: 14 is a sort of magic age for the development of musical tastes. Pubertal gr......more

I've been listening to No Skips with Jinx and Shea religiously, and have been enjoying Shea's half-joking reminders that he's a New York Times best-selling author and listeners should cop this book. So, I went ahead and got a copy and was really excited to read it. I've recently been picking up book......more

This was a book that immediately captured my interest due to the overall concept of the essays and the visuals woven throughout. However, while it had some good focus points, it lost me some of them. There were some questions and debates he raised that I was genuinely interested in to see the breakdo......more